Tariff favors manufacturers over consumers and farmers
The author argues the tariff schedule shifts duties to imported materials and finished goods, benefiting manufacturers at the expense of consumers and farmers. Specific duties on wool, flax, hides, buttons, and fabrics are cited to show bias toward domestic producers, creating wealth for manufacturers and an aristocracy of wealth.
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Oder
Magsachuseva
Connecticut
France
England
Miassachusetta
Lahall
Middle Fife
Wisconsin Territory Warns Congress Over Appropiation
The Madison editorial urges Congress to grant an additional appropriation for Territory expenses. It defends Wisconsin’s population dispersed settlements and lengthy distance barriers, argues for statehood readiness, and laments restrictive funding while praising territorial governance and local perseverance.
Oneida Indians resist moving west for treaty with Gov Dodge
Gov Dodge returned from a north tour reviewing Oneida wishes on selling lands near Green Bay and moving west of the Missouri. A Washington delegation claimed hundreds favored removal, but Oneida chiefs said they are content with their homes and rejected foreign authority. The Missouri faction showed limited migration interest, about fifteen families. The settlement appears thrift with well laid farms, sturdy houses, and large barns.
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Denvee
Green Bay
Missouri
Washington
Gov. Dodge
Duck Creek
Walworth County Meeting Attacks Wild Cat Insurance Money
Citizens of Walworth County condemn the Ohio Wisconsin Insurance notes used to pay for wheat. The piece urges farmers to halt public meetings across counties and refuse this paper money, replacing it with hard currency by a coordinated stand, led by local farmers and independent from banks and merchants. The call cites Western banking, real estate security, and the need for sound currency across Lake Michigan regions.
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Walworth County
Milwaukee Sentinel
Walworth
Mrrouxsi
Mr. Mitchell
The
Insurance Co
New York
Ayerley
Wisconsin
York State
Ohio Wild Cat
Euphites
Ware
Madison
Ake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Madison business on the rise amid inland trade surge
The piece notes growing commerce in Madison with farmers selling produce in the streets and merchants like Downes expanding stock. It cites local merchants Blanchard & Co., Dod Weaton, the Munara, and Boyles as thriving, while praising Nicholas Britt for steady support and highlighting Madison as a central hub for a broad rural area. It also mentions omissions of the German Democratic Association proceedings and a Prairie du Chien letter on Winnebago aggression, plus early winter weather reports from Auburn New York.
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Riz
Nicholas Britth
Governor of Towe and unsettled affairs in Chimbora
The text reports James Crane appointed Governor of Towa in Chimbora, with rival claims and political tensions. It mentions a Cleveland inquiry and a Democrat alignment, plus a pursuit involving Mr. Bateman and family entanglements, and a bizarre note about a circumnavigation attempt with minimal funds.
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Towe
James Crane
Towa
Chimbora
Cleveland Phin Deeler
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